This partial list of fantasy authors, perhaps unsurprisingly, contains many overlaps with the list of science fiction authors. Category:Fantasy writers will eventually be more complete than this list.

A

• Lynn Abbey
• Richard Adams (born 1920)
• Joan Aiken (1924-2004)
• Lloyd Alexander, (born 1924) Chronicles of Prydain
• Eduardo Ivan Amaro (born 1983)
• Alan Burt Akers (Kenneth Bulmer )
• Hans Christian Andersen (1805-1875)
• Poul Anderson (1926-2001)
• F. Anstey (1856-1934)
• Piers Anthony, (born 1934) Xanth
• Tom Arden (born 1966)
• Kelley Armstrong, Women of the Otherworld
• Danilo Arona
• Sarah Ash
• Mike Ashley
• Robert Lynn Asprin, (born 1946) Myth Adventures, Thieves World
• A.A. Attanasio (born 1951)

B

• Alexander Baliol
• Gloria Barberi (born 1955)
• James Barclay
• JM Barrie
• T.A. Barron
• Gael Baudino
• L. Frank Baum, (1856-1919), the Land of Oz series
• Peter S. Beagle, (born 1939)
• John Bellairs, (1938-1991)
• Carol Berg
• James Bibby
• Anne Bishop, Black Jewels Trilogy
• James P. Blaylock, (born 1950)
• Hannes Bok, (1914-1964)
• Elizabeth H. Boyer
• Ray Bradbury
• Marion Zimmer Bradley, (1930-1999) Darkover series, Sword and Sorceress series of anthologies
• Rebecca Bradley
• Ernest Braham
• Patricia Briggs
• Kristen Britain, Green Rider novels
• Terry Brooks, (born 1944) Shannara novels, Magic Kingdom of Landover novels, The Word & the Void trilogy
• Steven Brust, (born 1955) Dragaera novels
• Emma Bull
• Kenneth Bulmer
• Chris Bunch
• Edgar Rice Burroughs
• Jim Butcher

C

• James Branch Cabell, (1879-1958)
• Trudi Canavan
• Orson Scott Card
• Jacqueline Carey
• Jonathan Carroll
• Lewis Carroll (pseudonym of Charles Lutwidge Dodgson), (1832-1898), Alice in Wonderland
• Lin Carter, (1930-1988)
• Vittorio Catani (born 1940)
• Jack L. Chalker, (1944-2005)
• C. J. Cherryh, (born 1942)
• G. K. Chesterton, (1874-1936)
• Massimo Citi (born 1955)
• David B. Coe
• Storm Constantine (born 1956)
• Glen Cook, (born 1944), Black Company novels, Garrett PI novels
• Rick Cook, Wizardry series
• Louise Cooper Order & Chaos novels
• Susan Cooper, (born 1935) The Dark is Rising sequence
• John Crowley, (born 1942)
• Elaine Cunningham

D

• Avram Davidson, (1923-1993)
• Milena Debenedetti (born 1957)
• John DeChancie
• L. Sprague de Camp, (1907-2000) The Compleat Enchanter , Conan stories
• Alessandro Defilippi
• Michael de Larrabeiti, (born 1937)
• Charles de Lint, (born 1951)
• Stephen Donaldson, (born 1947) The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant
• Dave Duncan
• Lord Dunsany, (1878-1957) (Edward Plunkett)

E

• David Eddings, (born 1931) Belgariad/Malloreon/Elenium/Tamuli novels
• E. R. Eddison, (1882-1945)
• Mircea Eliade, (1907-1986)
• Lloyd Arthur Eshbach , (1910-2003)

F

• Philip Jose Farmer, (born 1918), Riverworld saga
• Raymond E. Feist, (born 1945) Riftwar aka Midkemia/Kelewan novels
• Lynn Flewelling, (born 1958)
• Alan Dean Foster, (born 1946) Humanx Commonwealth novels, particularly those involving Flinx
• C. S. Friedman

G

• Neil Gaiman, (born 1960) The Books of Magic, numerous graphic novels
• Alan Garner, (born 1934) Elidor, The Weirdstone of Brisingamen
• Randall Garrett, (born 1927) Lord D'Arcy novels
• David Gemmell, (born 1948) Drenai novels
• Mary Gentle
• Christie Golden
• Terry Goodkind, (born 1948) Sword of Truth novels
• Richard Grant
• Gayle Greeno
• Jeff Grubb, Finder's Stone trilogy with Kate Novak

H

• Barbara Hambly, (born 1951) Darwath novels
• Laurell K. Hamilton, (born 1963) Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter
• Traci Harding
• Geraldine Harris
• M. John Harrison, (born 1945)
• Simon Hawke (born 1951)
• Hayami Yuji (born 1961)
• Elizabeth Haydon
• Tracy Hickman Dragonlance novels
• Robin Hobb, (born 1952) pseudonym of Margaret Astrid Lindholm Ogden who also writes as Megan Lindholm
• John C. Hocking (born 1960)
• P. C. Hodgell, (born 1951)
• William Hope Hodgson, (1877-1918)
• Tom Holt, (born 1961) mostly humourous fantasy
• Nina Kiriki Hoffman (born 1955)
• Robert E. Howard, (1906-1936) Originator of Conan the Barbarian
• Tanya Huff
• Barry Hughart (Chinese historical fantasies)
• Robert Don Hughes , (born 1949) Pelmen the Powershaper and subsequent novels

I

J

• Brian Jacques, (born 1939) Redwall series
• J.V. Jones, The Book of Words trilogy, Sword of Shadows trilogy
• Tove Jansson, (1914-2001) Moomin novels
• K.V. Johansen (born 1968)
• Robert Jordan, (born 1948) The Wheel of Time series
• Diana Wynne Jones, (born 1934) Chrestomanci series

K

• Guy Gavriel Kay, (born 1954) The Fionavar Tapestry, Tigana
• Greg Keyes Kingdoms of Thorn and Bone series, others
• Annette Curtis Klause
• Mindy Klasky
• Feliks W. Kres
• Katherine Kurtz, (born 1944) The Deryni novels
• Katharine Kerr, (born 1944) The Deverry novels and others
• Ellen Kushner

L

• Mercedes Lackey, (born 1950) Velgarth/Valdemar novels
• R.A. Lafferty, (1914-2002)
• Rick Law, (born 1969)
• Stephen R. Lawhead, (born 1950)
• Tanith Lee, (born 1947)
• Ursula K. Le Guin, (born 1929) Earthsea novels
• Fritz Leiber, (1910-1992) Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser stories
• Valery Leith, (born 1968) Everien trilogy; a pseudonym of Tricia Sullivan
• Madeleine L'Engle, (born 1918)
• C.S. Lewis, (1898-1963) Narnia series, The Screwtape Letters
• Astrid Lindgren, (1907-2002)
• Megan Lindholm, (born 1952) pseudonym of Margaret Astrid Lindholm Ogden who also writes as Robin Hobb
• David Lindsay, (1876-1945)
• Massimo Lo Jacono
• H. P. Lovecraft, (1890-1937) Cthulhu mythos stories
• Dave Luckett
• Elizabeth A. Lynn

M

• R. A. MacAvoy, (born 1949)
• Anne McCaffrey, (born 1926), Dragonriders of Pern novels and stories, Brainship stories
• George MacDonald, (1824-1905)
• Arthur Machen, (1863-1947)
• Juliet Marillier , the Sevenwaters Trilogy
• George R. R. Martin, (born 1948), A Song of Ice and Fire
• Juliet E. McKenna , The Tales of Einarinn
• Dennis L. McKiernan , (born 1932)
• Patricia A. McKillip, (born 1948), The Riddlemaster of Hed
• Robin McKinley, (born 1952), Damar stories
• Abraham Merritt, (1884-1943)(A. Merritt)
• Gustav Meyrink, (1868-1932)
• China Miéville, (born 1972)
• L. E. Modesitt, Jr., (born 1943), Recluce novels
• Elizabeth Moon, (born 1945)
• Michael Moorcock, (born 1939), The Eternal Champion sequence
• Christopher Moore
• William Morris, (1834-1896), The Wood Between the Worlds
• H. Warner Munn , (1903-1981)
• Pat Murphy
• John Myers Myers , (1906-1988)

N

• John Norman, (born 1931) Gor series
• Douglas Niles , Watershed trilogy and other series
• Garth Nix, (born 1963) Sabriel and sequels
• Andre Norton, (born 1912) Witchworld stories
• Kate Novak , Finder's Stone trilogy with Jeff Grubb

O

• Noriko Ogiwara

P

• Mervyn Peake, (1911-1968) Gormenghast
• Frank E. Peretti, (born 1951) This Present Darkness, The Oath
• Anne Perry, (born 1938)
• Meredith Ann Pierce
• Tamora Pierce, (born 1954) Tortall books, Circle of Magic books
• Tim Powers, (born 1952) The Anubis Gates
• Terry Pratchett, (born 1948) Discworld
• Fletcher Pratt, (1897-1956)
• Philip Pullman, (born 1946) His Dark Materials trilogy

Q

R

• Melanie Rawn (born 1954), Dragon Prince and Dragon Star novels
• Mickey Zucker Reichert (Pseudonym of Miriam Susan Zucker Reichert, born 1962), Bifrost Guardians and Renshai novels
• Kenneth Robeson (Pseudonym of Lester Dent among others), Doc Savage stories
• Joel Rosenberg (born 1954), Guardians of the Flame series
• J. K. Rowling (born 1965), Harry Potter books
• Matt Ruff
• Kristine Kathryn Rusch (born 1960), Fey series and others; former editor of F&SF
• Sean Russell

S

• Fred Saberhagen, (born 1930)
• Michelle Sagara West
• R.A. Salvatore, (born 1959)
• Andrzej Sapkowski, (born 1948)
• Eric Schomburg, (born 1980)
• Robert Sheckley, (born 1928)
• Will Shetterly
• Sharon Shinn
• Gary Shipman, (born 1966),, Pakkins' Land
• Rhoda Shipman, (born 1968),, Pakkins' Land
• Robert Silverberg, (born 1935)
• Johanna Sinisalo, (born 1958)
• Clark Ashton Smith, (1893-1961)
• Thorne Smith, (1892-1934)
• S.P. Somtow pseudonym of Somtow Sucharitkul
• Wen Spencer, (born 1963)
• Michael A. Stackpole, (born 1957) DragonCrown War Cycle (4 novels), others
• Mary Stewart, (born 1916)
• Caroline Stevermer
• Frank R. Stockton, (1834-1902)
• Somtow Sucharitkul, (pseudonym, S. P. Somtow)
• Tricia Sullivan , (born 1968) writes as Valery Leith
• Thomas Burnett Swann, (1928-1976)
• Jonathan Swift, (1667-1745)

T

• Judith Tarr
• Sheri S. Tepper
• J. R. R. Tolkien, (1892-1973), Middle-earth: The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit
• Harry Turtledove, (born 1949) Videssos series, Darkness series

U

• Unno Juza (1897-1949)

V

• Jack Vance, (born 1916) (John Holbrook Vance) The Dying Earth series, the Lyonesse Trilogy, the Demon Princes series

W

• Karl Edward Wagner, (1945 - 1994) Kane
• Jo Walton
• Lawrence Watt-Evans, (born 1954)
• Margaret Weis, Dragonlance books
• Manly Wade Wellman, (1903-1986)
• T.H. White, (1906-1964) (Terence Hanbury White) The Once and Future King
• Jack Whyte, (born 1939)
• Cherry Wilder, (1930-2002) The Rulers of Hylor trilogy, The Wanderer
• Paul O. Williams, (born 1935)
• Tad Williams, (born 1957) Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn
• Terri Windling , (born 1958) the Bordertown series
• Gene Wolfe, (born 1931)
• Patricia Wrede, Mairelon the Magician , the Lyra books
• Janny Wurts

X

Y

• Yamamura Bocho
• Nicholas Yermakov, (born 1951)

Z

• Roger Zelazny, (1937-1995) The Amber decalogy

See also

• fantasy
• List of horror fiction authors
• List of science fiction authors
• Lists of authors

External links

• website for Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America